diff --git a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
index fe92139143..97e773f031 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/Makefile.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ XLDFLAGS = $(MODULES_LDFLAGS)
 
 XLIBS = $(SLAPD_STATIC_DEPENDS) $(SLAPD_L)
 XXLIBS = $(LDBM_LIBS) $(SLAPD_LIBS) $(SECURITY_LIBS) $(LDIF_LIBS) $(LUTIL_LIBS)
-XXXLIBS = $(LTHREAD_LIBS) $(MODULES_LIBS) $(SLAPI_LIBS) @LIBSLAPI@
+XXXLIBS = $(LTHREAD_LIBS) $(SLAPI_LIBS) @LIBSLAPI@ $(MODULES_LIBS)
 
 BUILD_OPT = "--enable-slapd"
 BUILD_SRV = @BUILD_SLAPD@
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
index b1bb8c0000..c47e38afb4 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ XLIBS = $(SLAPD_L) $(LDBM_LIBS)
 XXLIBS = $(SLAPD_LIBS) \
 	$(LDBM_LIBS) $(SECURITY_LIBS) \
 	$(LDIF_LIBS) $(LUTIL_LIBS)
-XXXLIBS = $(MODULES_LIBS) $(LTHREAD_LIBS) \
-	$(SLAPI_LIBS) @LIBSLAPITOOLS@
+XXXLIBS = $(LTHREAD_LIBS) $(SLAPI_LIBS) \
+	@LIBSLAPITOOLS@ $(MODULES_LIBS)
 
 STATIC_DEPENDS=@SLAPD_NO_STATIC@ ../libbackends.a